Which has higher judicial corruption score, Estonia or Finland?

Finland, at 2.61 against 2.47 in Estonia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Finland?

58 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Judicial Corruption Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Estonia vs Finland: Judicial Corruption Score

Estonia

2.47

in 2025

Finland

2.61

in 2025

Estonia rank

14th

Finland rank

11th

Judicial Corruption Score over time

Estonia
Finland

How they compare

Finland currently reports 2.61 against 2.47 in Estonia, a difference of 0.14.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Finland ahead.

Estonia ranks 14th and Finland ranks 11th of 176 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 1 and Finland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Estonia	Finland	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.816	2.37	1.55	Finland
1920s	0.816	2.37	1.55	Finland
1930s	0.816	2.37	1.55	Finland
1990s	0.926	2.37	1.44	Finland
2000s	2.19	2.37	0.1704	Finland
2010s	2.47	2.39	0.0796	Estonia
2020s	2.47	2.61	0.14	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial corruption score, Estonia or Finland?: Finland, at 2.61 against 2.47 in Estonia as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial corruption score between Estonia and Finland?: 0.14, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Finland?: 58 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Estonia and Finland rank globally for judicial corruption score?: Estonia ranks 14th and Finland ranks 11th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Judicial Corruption Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Judicial Corruption Score
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 25,711 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of how often individuals or businesses make undocumented extra payments or bribes to obtain a favorable judicial decision, or speed up or delay the process. Higher scores mean less corruption. A score of 0 is approximately the average across all countries and years.